Bottle



(No Model.)

L. DOSGHER.

BOTTLE.

.Patented Aug. 11, 1896 WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFICE,

LENA DOSCHER, OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 565,534, dated August11, 1896.

Application filed June 2, 1896.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LENA Doscnnn, acitizen of the United States, and aresident of Charleston, in the county of Oharlestonand State of SouthO'arolina,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similar numeralsof reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to bottles, jugs, jars, and similar vessels; andthe object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class whichhaving been once filled and sealed cannot be opened or emptied of itscontents without leaving evidence of the fact.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which I have shown myinvention applied to a bottle, and in whicl1 Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the upper part of a bottle and the neck thereof providedwith my improvement; Fig. 2, a central vertical section thereof; Fig. 3,a side view of the neck at right angles to that of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 asection on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

In the practice of my invention I provide a bottle 5, having a neck 6,the walls of the upper end of which are thinner than thewalls of thelower part thereof, as shown at 7, and around the base of the upper partis formed an annular groove at 8, in which is placed a wire 9.

The upper part 7 of the neck is also provided on its opposite sides witha vertical groove 10 and corresponding notches or recesses 11 in the topthereof, and the lower part 6 of the neck is adapted to be sealed orclosed by a cork or stopper 12 in the usual manner, and I also provide aplug 13 of glass or similar material, in the lower portion of which isformed a vertical bore -or passage 14, in which is placed avertically-movable plug 15, of metal or any preferred material, andtransversely of the plug or stopper 13 is a bore or passage 16, throughwhich is passed a key-bolt 17, having a triangular notch or recess 18 inthe lower side thereof, and the upper end of the vertically- Serial No.598,961. (No model.)

and adapted to enter said notch or recess, and one of the key-bolts 17,is beveled or inclined, as shown at 18, and the key-bolt 17 istriangular in cross-section and passes through tri angular openings 19in the opposite sides of the upper portion of the neck. I also provideawedge-shaped plate 20, which is adapted to be suspended from a loop orring formed in the wire line, and in practice the bottle or vessel 5 isfirst filled with the required contents, after which the cork 12 isforced into position, and said cork passes below the upper portion 7 ofthe neck. The bolt 15 is then inserted into the vertical bore 14: in theplug or stopper 13, and said plug or stopper is inserted into the neck,after which the key-bolt 17 is passed through said neck and through thetransverse bore or passage 16 in said plug or stopper 13, and in thisoperation the inclined surface 18 on one end thereof strikes thewedge-shaped end of the plug 15 and forces it downwardly, the materialof the cork 12 yielding-to permit of this operation, and when the upperend of the plug 15 reaches the notch or recess 18 it is forced upwardlythereinto by the cork 12.

The plug or stopper 15 and the cork 12 cannot be removed withoutbreaking off the upper part of the neck, and this is preferably done bymeans of the wedge-shaped plate 20, which is inserted into the notches11, said wedge being wide enough to extend across the top of the neck,and said wedge is then given a turn which results in splitting out orbreaking off the separate sides of the part 7 of the neck along thevertical grooves 10. The entire upper part of the neck may also bebroken off at the annular groove 8 in any desired manner, and thebreaking off of this portion of the neck will be proof that the bottlehas been once filled and emptied.

It will be understood that the cork 12 may be easily withdrawn after theupper portion of the neck has been broken off, and I ,may also place onsaid upper portion a trade-mark or the name of the proprietor ormanufacturer of the contents of the bottle or vessel.

It will thus be seen that I accomplish the object of my invention bymeans of a device which is simple in construction and operation movablebolt 15 is also wedge-shaped in form and which does not add materiallyto the cost of the bottle or vessel.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A bottle or other vessel, provided with a neck thewalls of the upper portion of which are thinner than the lower portion,said upper portion being also provided in its opposite sides with holesor openings, said neck being adapted to be closed by a plug or stopperof glass or similar material, havinga central vertical bore in the lowerside thereof, which communicates with a transverse bore or passage, saidvertical bore or passage being adapted to receive a vertically-movableplug having a wedge-shaped upper end, and said transverse bore orpassage being adapted to receive a key-bolt having a wedge-shaped notchor recess in thelower side thereof, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. A bottle or other vessel, provided with a neck, the walls of theupper portion of which are thinner than the lower portion, said upperportion being also provided in its opposite sides with holes oropenings, and the lower portion of said neck being adapted to be closedby a cork or stopper in the usual manner, and the upper portion by aplug or stopper of glass or similar material having a central verticalbore in the lower side thereof, which communicates with a transversebore or passage, said vertical bore or passage being adapted to receivea. vertically-movable plug, having a wedge-shaped upper end, and saidtransverse bore or passage being adapted to receive a key-bolt, having awedgeshaped notch or recess in the lower sidethereof, and said upperportion being also provided with a vertical groove in its opposite sidesand corresponding notches orrecesses in the top thereof, substantiallyas shown and described.

3. A bottle or other vessel, provided with a neck the walls of the upperportion of which are thinner than the lower portion, said upper portionbeing also provided in its opposite sides with holes or openings and thelower portion of said neck being adapted to be closed by a cork orstopper in the usual manner, and the upper portion by a plug or stopperof glass or similar material having a central vertical bore in the lowerside thereof, which communicates with a transverse bore or passage saidvertical bore or passage being adapted to receive a vertically-movableplug, having a wedge-shaped upper end, and said transverse bore orpassage being adapted to receive a key-bolt, having a wedge-shaped notchor recess in the lower side thereof, and said upper portion being alsoprovided with a vertical groove in its opposite sides and correspondingnotches or recesses in the top thereof, and with an annular groovearound the bottom thereof, in which is placed a wire with which isconnected a wedge shaped plate, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this th day of May,1896.

LENA DOSCHER.

Witnesses:

CLYDE KRESSEL, MARGARET KRESSEL.

